Why won't iMessage activate?!

I had a previous problem with my brother, without my knowledge, jailbreaking my iPhone. Luckily though I managed to restore it and update it to IOS jailbreak FREE thank god.
But for some reason when I try to turn on FaceTime or iMessage, it just says 'Waiting for activation...' for ages and won't actually activate, I've tried many methods to fix this but nothing seems to have worked, what I've tried below:
Restore the iPhone via iTunes
Reset Network Settings
Sign out Apple ID, turn phone off, turn phone on, Sign in, turn on iMessage
Reset all settings
Turn off 3G, Mobile Data
Turn iMessage/FaceTime off then on
Remove SIM Card, restart iPhone, turn on iMessage
Erase All Content and Settings
Restore from a Backup
Out of all of that, NOTHING HAS WORKED?! Please help me, as I need iMessage to message my boss, girlfriend and parents as I haven't got the money to top up my GiffGaff balance.

Read this http://support.apple.com/kb/ts4268

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